The words of Vladimir Zelensky were incorrectly translated in English-language Facebook.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky provoked the collapse of the markets with his appeal to compatriots.
According to the American agency Bloomberg, traders reacted to the sarcasm of the Ukrainian leader.
Recall that in his message to Ukrainians Zelensky spoke about the date of February 16, declaring it the Day of Unity of Ukrainians.
At the same time, the translator on Facebook did not quite correctly translate his words from Ukrainian into English.
“We are told that February 16 will be the day of the attack. We will make it a Day of Unity ”, – he said.
At the same time, the robots of the social network took his words as confirmation of the invasion of Russia into Ukraine, and the phrase “we seem to be” was translated as “we are told”.
As a result, due to Zelensky’s words in the markets, the S&P 500 index fell by 1.2%, oil rose above $ 95 per barrel.
Later, the adviser to the head of the presidential administration of Ukraine, Mikhail Podolyak, said that the words of the country’s leader should be understood as irony, after which the losses in the market were won back.
As topNews wrote, Vladimir Zelensky recorded a video message to Ukrainians.
He told his compatriots about serious challenges for the country, noted the pressure on Ukraine, and also pointed out the strength of his state.
Speaking about the “foreign” army near the Ukrainian borders, he said that the armed Forces of the country have something to oppose the enemy.
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